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Getting to Chapelco – Flights
In order to get to Chapelco Ski Resort, you have to take a flight to Chapelco local airport.
Chapelco is near to the city of San Martín de los Andes.
The airport code is CPC when booking flights to Chapelco.
Only Aerolineas Argentinas flies there, from Buenos Aires / Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) and Esquel / Esquel Airport (EQS).
Note that if you’re getting to Chapelco internationally, you’ll have to switch airports in Buenos Aires from Ezeiza to Jorge Newbery/AEP airport.
See details here: Airport transfer in Buenos Aires.
The flight between Buenos Aires and Chapelco takes approximately 2 hours.
Ski Season in Argentina
Of course, being south of the Equator, ski season in Argentina is the opposite of ski season in North America.
Generally, ski season in Argentina is as follows.
High season: The high ski season in Argentina is from mid-July to the end of July
Middle season: The middle ski season in Argentina is from the beginning of July to mid-July and the end of July to the end of August
Low season: The low ski season in Argentina is from mid-June to early July and from the end of August to early October
Most ski resorts in Argentina open in mid-June and close by the middle of October.
Ski Chapelco, Argentina Resort
Chapelco ski resort, situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) away from the city of San Martin de los Andes, is one of the three biggest resorts in Argentina.
Its infrastructure and its sights’ magnificence make visitors come back every year to enjoy the snow.
Chapelco offers the skiers its famous gondola, with capacity for 6 persons, which travels more than 1,600 metres (1 mile) in just 5 minutes, protecting the occupants from the heights’ winds.
It also has other 9 lifts (open from 9:00 to 17:30) which can carry up to 11,700 skiers per hour, allowing them to slide down 40 kilometres (25 miles) of slopes among trees and mountains.
The runs in Chapelco are located between 1,250 and 1,970 metres above sea level.
Facing the growing demand for places where to snowboard, Chapelco has introduced a snowboard park.
The snowboard park in Chapelco is located at 1700m altitude as a way to guarantee snow quantity and quality all through the season.